FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 689 
TENNESSEE. 
The fisheries of Tennessee conducted in the Mississippi and waters 
tributary thereto employed 476 persons and required an investment 
of $92,883 in 1899. The yield was 2,774,560 pounds of products, 
valued at $87,537. More than half the catch was obtained in Reelfoot 
Lake, the Mississippi River being second with respect to the yield. 
Buffalo-fish, cat-fish, drum, suckers, and black bass are among the spe- 
cies taken in largest quantity. The catch of buffalo-fish amounted to 
862,390 pounds, worth $18,723, and of cat-fish 708,260 pounds, worth 
$24,289. Drum amounted to 310,890 pounds, worth $11,356; suckers, 
147,689 pounds, worth $5,266, and black bass, 142,352 pounds, worth 
$8,671. The yield of paddle-fish was 211,185 pounds, worth $4,657. 
Nearly half of the catch in this State was taken with fyke nets. 
Other forms of apparatus with which large guantities of fish were 
secured were hand lines, seines, and tramme!] nets. 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Tennessee in 1899. 









Fisheries in which employed. 
lee Tote 
Waters Tram- | | F | : BO e| eS E Le 
= Fyke | nes | Sievehoayoy || ae Grap- | men. | of dupli- 
SES esi ae Line. | “trap. | SP®7-| nel. cation. 
a = =| Se 
Cumberland River 625/b-aeee- G6 2ii Berersr. Sry ators seer | Sr nee 12 | 74 
Tennessee Kiver........ | 607 Seeauceel QF | Semasaca eel Seneceee Ae celeste Gsitess ac 97 
Mississippi River ....... d 16 6 | 74 | BS eerie poemecie 27 108 
Reelfoot Lake.......... 8 101 48 LOWG| Seeentsae | 32 53 12 164 
Open and Number Nine | 
WAKES esos s oo caesw ses 11 8 Oi lee case | Sasa Seseers eee |isoe eels 1 | 15 
Obion and Big Hatchie 
TEVENSH eacce ee ss oe lceses sas SH esceree orem ees ns aol Gere Schell cect nar ose ates 18 
Potalimess. J5-*. =. 33 240 59 340 | 30 32 53 52 476 







Table showing, by waters, the boats, apparatus, and property employed in the fisheries of 
Tennessee in 1899. 







Waters and apparatus.| No. | ee Value. || Watersand apparatus.) No. eae | Value. 
| | 
Cumberland River: | || Reelfoot Lake—con- | 
Rowboats-2.-- 3:3... 625) eas 5. $310 | tinued: | | 
House boats........- Aly |e ae eee 200)1||() Hyikenietsie sence Welt SSO ee tercre eet | $13, 300 
Myke nets,..-25-.-:- at) bescseetsos 2,369 || Trammel nets .....-. 24 2, 600 | 780 
Neb WMES ee tase ce 297 29, 700 | 292) |= Miseblinese: jos-eece a 248 49, 600 496 
Shore and accessory ! | Hand lines): 22252 —- (Ya eee esa | 48 
DIOPCILY sooo see ae oe eels see ae G41 Sn SPCATS sacs =ccc-s BY ees espace 112 
Cash Capitals se = oe shoes es coos cettecie.e 15, 000 Grapnelsioeo ses 63) leeasee cee | 15 
Tennessee River: || Shore and accessory ; 
Rowboats -.2.-----.- LOU | et ee sase 568 DPIOPCLty:- 5226 «2 5c) eo- ~ nis |oce teaser 4, 885 
House boats......--- GPs. fe aes 330 | Open and Number | 
Fyke nets.-.---..--.- DIG s| Sasso eee 886 | Nine lakes: 
Set linea ssa. ccce a2 ~800 76, 850 690 | ROW DOSS) Jo ecscce- 10'S eee 240 
Mississippi River: House boats ....-..-- 7g) ae eS 100 
HGWDORIS 222--5 25522 GLa sees 1, 255 Seineseee 2c 22a seece 2 | 150 215 
House boats.......-- yl Peco nce 340)}| “Fyke nets ....-:-..- | (2g peeeeemsece 750 
Gasoline launch .... |S ee eee 1,000 | Trammel nets....--. | 4 200 | 72 
Seinest te 2s 4 995 495 || Shoreand accessory | | 
EVK6. NCIS... 3 sio25s 202. |... 1,010 | DLODELUY, see eee lease clase eee 300 
Tramme!l nets....... 3 300 75 ||} Obion and Big | 
Set lines). 2--2-.5--.-2 245 33, 000 313 Hatchie rivers: 
Shrimp traps........ Iw G00} | saceeeeee 150 Row boats <3 -<--- WG cceoceas: 180 
Shore and accessory | Fyke nets .....--..- I esd | UEP Steen 640 
MOP EL Varn aso esa ea feo a oe 8, 304 Shore and accessory ny. 
Cash capitalss* soe aes: Sl REP arte oe 27, 000 DLOPELtYeceries c= ol eoeee ee eceeeeees 350 
Reelfoot Lake: 
ROWDOStS'= 2-5-2208 1B fl Pe aA 2,540 ToalinivestMent|=..-.ee|ssea-s see 92, 883 
SV, Cop Reto see eee se 2 1, 400 850 


